A young woman married a fifty-year-old man. The two of them had no emotional foundation. In that era, the fate of their parents and matchmakers had no choice but to choose. A word from their father determined her fate. She had to marry the seemingly philanthropist. This poor woman was Lu Zhi , and the man he married was Liu Bang .
Shan’s father, Lu Gong, was kind to Pei Ling, avoided enemies and followed him, and his family was in Pei. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Original Annals of Emperor Gaozu"
Lu Zhi first appeared because of her father, Lu Taigong, came to Pei County to avoid disaster. The reason why she came to Pei County had nothing to do with Liu Bang, the head of the Sishui Pavilion. Lu Taigong and the magistrate Pei County were old acquaintances, so he came to Pei County at home, hoping to get the protection of the magistrate Pei County. Lu Zhi was one of the bargaining chips. According to Lu Taigong's intention, begging his daughter and the magistrate Pei County was a key move, but what happened later made the old man who had seen countless people change his mind.
The wealthy officials in Pei went to congratulate him when they heard that there were important guests. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Original Annals of Emperor Gaozu"
The powerful men of Pei County heard that the county magistrate's mansion came to congratulate him. This was an indispensable banquet for everyone. The person who handled this matter was the chief official of Pei County Xiao He . Xiao He is a man with strong business ability. In addition, he also started a business with Liu Bang in Pei County. He took advantage of his opportunity to be responsible for assessment and management and arranged many people into the cadre team of Pei County, such as Liu Bang's maid Xiahou Ying , and he also became a candidate county official because of Liu Bang. When the magistrate of Pei County treats, Liu Bang, the head of Sishui pavilion, will naturally not be absent. He wrote a blank note with 10,000 yuan on it. Xiao He told Lu Taigong: "Don't take it seriously. Liu Ji is a man who is easy to talk big, and he has no real ability!" But Lu Taigong didn't think so. He found that Liu Bang was much better than the magistrate of Pei County who did not have it. In terms of resources and influence, Liu Bang is the veritable boss of Pei County.
Lu Mai was angry Lu Gong said: "The Duke always wanted to wonder about this woman and be with the noble man. Pei ordered Shan Gong to ask for it but did not ask for it, so why would he arbitrarily agree to Liu Ji?"Lu Gong said: "This is not what children know." He finally met Liu Ji. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Original Annals of Emperor Gaozu"
So Princess Lu took the initiative to attack, saying that if Liu Bang did not dislike him, she would betrothed his daughter Lu Zhi to him and let him, the old bachelor, get out of singleness. Of course, Liu Bang couldn't ask for it. Although he was not short of women, Cao's family kept following him wholeheartedly, and later gave birth to a son for him. Liu Bang agreed fully, and in addition to value Lu Zhi's beauty and youngness, he had the support of the Lüshi clan, which was more conducive to his own achievements. Lu Zhi's mother was very unhappy. He said to Lu Taigong: "In the past, he always said that his daughter was not an ordinary person, and he had to find a special person to marry. Now the magistrate of Pei County wants to be our son-in-law, but you don't agree. But what is the extraordinary thing about the head of the Sishui Pavilion in the age of fifty years? Why do you betroth our beautiful daughter to him?" Lu Taigong only said: "This is not something that your women can understand!" So Lu Zhi became Liu Bang's wife.
Empress Lu and his two sons lived in the field. An old father asked for a drink, but Empress Lu ate it. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Original Annals of Emperor Gaozu"
We know that Liu Bang was a person who was not doing his job properly. He never farmed well and wandered around all day, and felt uncomfortable if he didn't drink a few glasses of wine every day. What should I do with the fields at home? Lu Zhi and her two children shouldered the responsibility of the whole family. Lu Zhi did not have the spoiled spirit of a lady from a family, but became a farmer in the fields. At the same time, she did not forget to promote Liu Bang, so that the world could know that Liu Bang was the chosen son of God.
Empress Lü said: "There are always clouds in the place where Ji lives, so I get Ji from the past." Emperor Gaozu was happy. Some children from Peizhong may hear about it and often want to attach themselves. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Original Annals of Emperor Gaozu"
Liu Bang escorted people into Beijing, and everyone ran away halfway. Liu Bang knew that he could not handle the job, so he hid in Mangdang Mountain and became a robber.Lu Zhi often went to the mountains to deliver meals and some necessities in life to Liu Bang, and also told others: "My husband has clouds on his head, so I can easily find him in Mangdang Mountain." With such a wife's assistance, what else can Liu Bang's husband ask for!
But how did Liu Bang treat Lu Zhi? Let’s take a look at the records in the official history together. The dispute between Chu and Han , Xiang Yu took Liu Bang's parents and wife as a bargaining weight. In front of the battle, Xiang Yu said to Liu Bang: "If you don't surrender now, I will cook and kill your father!" Liu Bang said: "You and I are brothers, and my father is your father. If you want to cook and kill him, don't forget to get a share of me." Xiang Yu had nothing to say. He could not have thought that Liu Bang was so rogue. It seems that using Liu Bang's parents and wife as hostages was considered a wrong plan. This is how his father is treated, let alone Lu Zhi?
and Emperor Gaozu were King of Han , got Dingtao Qi Ji , loved happiness, gave birth to King Yin of Zhao Ruyi. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Annals of Empress Dowager Lu"
Liu Bang has no shortage of women around him. When Liu Bang was the King of Han, he got the beautiful lady Qi Ji from Dingtao. Liu Bang was attracted by the beauty and light dance of Concubine Qi, and he especially loved her. Concubine Qi also gave birth to a youngest son for Liu Bang. Because of his mother, he loved the house and the Wuxia. Liu Bang loved this young son very much, so he looked at the eldest son Liu Ying more and more disliked him.
Xiaohui is a kind person and weak person. Emperor Gaozu thought he was not like me, so he often wanted to abolish the prince and establish Qi Ji Zi Ruyi, and Ruyi was like me. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Annals of Empress Dowager Lu"
You can find many reasons to hate a person. Liu Bang commented that Liu Ying was a child who was weak and was not similar to himself at all, so he could not be the crown prince. Although Liu Ruyi was young, every move looked very similar to himself, so Liu Bang had the idea of deposing the elder and establishing the young. I am just an excuse, and the focus is on being fond of the new and flirting with the old and the old. Liu Bang seemed to have forgotten that without the full support of the Lü family, and he might have studied it as a ghost under Xiang Yu.
Qi Ji Ji was lucky enough to follow the Guandong of the Supreme Court, crying day and night, wanting to establish his son as the crown prince. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Annals of Empress Dowager Lu"
Concubine Qi followed Liu Bang, crying and wiping tears when she had nothing to do, saying that she was pitiful, saying that Liu Ruyi was pitiful, and wanted to fight for the position of crown prince for her son. Liu Bang was old, and he didn't want to make Qi Ji unhappy, so he agreed, but he didn't expect that no one would support this idea, and all forces firmly opposed it, and Liu Bang became a lonely man.
Empress Lü was older and often stayed behind. She hoped to see her superiors and became more miserable. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Annals of Empress Dowager Lu"
Lu Zhi is often left behind and not by Liu Bang's side because she is old. Therefore, the distance is created, but the beauty is gone. Because she does not meet for many years, Liu Bang is becoming more and more distant from Lu Zhi. The relationship needs to be maintained. The two of them don't even have the chance to meet, so what else can they talk about? If there was WeChat at that time, Lu Zhi would probably have checked the post every day, but in that era, Liu Bang could do whatever he wanted, and Lu Zhi could only choose to endure for her son Liu Ying. But Liu Bang actually wanted to abolish Liu Ying's position as crown prince. This was not only a ruthless attitude towards Liu Ying, but also a betrayal of the "Liu-Lu Alliance". Without the full support of his father and brother, how could you be like Liu Bang today!
Empress Lü was a resolute man and assisted Emperor Gaozu to conquer the world. Most of the ministers he killed were powerful. ——"Records of the Grand Historian: The Annals of Empress Dowager Lu"
The environment creates people and changes people. Because of his resolute personality, Lu Zhi was not defeated by setbacks and gradually grew into a veteran politician. Just like in the official history, Liu Bang ruled the world and killed princes of different surnames, most of which were the efforts of Empress Lu. There should be a sentence added here: Liu Bang conquers the world and gets more power from the Lü family. Without the birth and death of the people of the Lu clan, there would be no final victory that Liu Bang won to conquer the world.
But Liu Bang changed. He let down Lu Zhi. In order to survive, for the entire Lu family, and for his son Liu Ying, what else could Lu Zhi do? Only by being cruel to be the vicious woman in the eyes of the world, she is not born with strength. It is just because the current situation creates the situation.
One person’s history, one person’s words.
